Dugdale Surname

87,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dugdale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dugdale,' some small dale on the borders of Lancashire and Yorkshire. Sir William Dugdale, the celebrated antiquary, sprang from the borough of Clitheroe (Baines' Lancashire, ii. 16).

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Dugdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9691:18,7672,693
United States1,2891:281,19426,212
Australia3761:71,7978,481
Canada3351:109,98711,787
New Zealand1251:36,2276,204
Ireland1151:40,9473,187
Wales741:41,8184,057
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Scotland511:104,9777,051
Isle of Man431:1,996375
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
India111:69,733,217610,955
France91:7,380,302306,885
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland541:82,0355,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0251:12,0371,830
Isle of Man361:1,507200
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales61:261,4039,165
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:216,46018,492

Dugdale (10) may also be a first name.

Dugdale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dugdale,' some small dale on the borders of Lancashire and Yorkshire. Sir William Dugdale, the celebrated antiquary, sprang from the borough of Clitheroe (Baines' Lancashire, ii. 16).

Agnes Doghdale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John Dugdale, of Chatbum, 1596: Wills at Chester.

Nicholas Dugdale, of Clitheroe, 1612: ibid.

1741. Married — William Dugdale and Deborah Martin: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Duck-Dale [O.E dúce + dæl]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the termination manifestly local, but I cannot discover the place. The family were long resident in Lancashire. Noble's Hist. Coll. Arms.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Dugdale was the name of a Clitheroe family in the reign of Elizabeth, to which belonged Sir William Dugdale, the celebrated antiquary of the 17th century, whose father settled with his family at Shustoke, Warwickshire (B.). There were Dugdales of Great Harwood, Blackburn, last century (A.). The name is still in Clitheroe and Blackburn. Dugdale is a North Staffordshire hamlet.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The family of Dugdale long resided in Lancashire (L.), and further reference will be found under that county. John Dugdale was rector of St. Dyonis in the city of York in the reign of Charles II. (D.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Dugdale Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dugdale Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dugdale is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dugdale? popularity and diffusion

Dugdale is the 87,010th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,317,106 people. The surname Dugdale occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Dugdale are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name globally It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 2,969 people, or 1 in 18,767. In England Dugdale is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 21 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent live. Apart from England Dugdale is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Dugdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dugdale has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dugdale surname expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 556 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 213 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 638 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dugdale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dugdale last name is predominantly Anglican (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dugdale last name are 10.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.28% registered with the political party.

The amount Dugdale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 138.55% more than the national average, earning R 566,880 per year; in United States they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $47,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.43% more than the national average, earning $49,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dougdale9310/
Dugdal922/
Doughdale888/
Dugdall8612/
Dugdail864/
Dugdali861/
Dugdele861/
Daugdal860/
Duckdale801/
Dugdhalay751/
Doungdol671/
Digdeli571/
Dokdala571/
Duckdolla500/

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